I'm a Cali resident who believes that the state economy is going to destroy the UC system so these rankings reflect that belief. Things are so bad that we're talking about scrapping the state constitution and starting from scratch.

ValiantVic wrote:Since we're making ridiculous projection based on assumptions of information that there is no way we could know, I'll continue by making my predictions of the T-20 in 2020. Feel free to add on to it.

I really can't see NU ranked that high. It has the lowest peer and judge reputation scores out of the top 15 schools...much lower than most of the top 14 and that accounts for 50% of USNews rankings. (Its scores are a lot lower than Georgetown's.) I do think that the death of biglaw will make some interesting shifts in the rankings.

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I'm a Cali resident who believes that the state economy is going to destroy the UC system so these rankings reflect that belief. Things are so bad that we're talking about scrapping the state constitution and starting from scratch.

Also a California resident and a UC system graduate.

As I understand it, 85% of the system's funding comes from the endowment, with the remainder being allocated through the state budget. The tuition hikes and the state's fiscal problems are undoubtedly going to hurt the system, but I don't think we're going to let it all go down the drain. The economy will recover, and so will California -- at some point. We just need to fix the ridiculous 2/3rds requirement for taxation bills in the state legislature, and carefully re-examine our priorities. We can start by not burning through wads of cash to jail massive numbers of people for victimless crimes. If all goes well, the later part can start this November.

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ValiantVic wrote:Since we're making ridiculous projection based on assumptions of information that there is no way we could know, I'll continue by making my predictions of the T-20 in 2020. Feel free to add on to it.

ValiantVic wrote:Since we're making ridiculous projection based on assumptions of information that there is no way we could know, I'll continue by making my predictions of the T-20 in 2020. Feel free to add on to it.

I'm a Cali resident who believes that the state economy is going to destroy the UC system so these rankings reflect that belief. Things are so bad that we're talking about scrapping the state constitution and starting from scratch.

Also a California resident and a UC system graduate.

As I understand it, 85% of the system's funding comes from the endowment, with the remainder being allocated through the state budget. The tuition hikes and the state's fiscal problems are undoubtedly going to hurt the system, but I don't think we're going to let it all go down the drain. The economy will recover, and so will California -- at some point. We just need to fix the ridiculous 2/3rds requirement for taxation/spending bills in the state legislature, and re-examine our priorities. We can start by not burning through wads of cash to jail massive numbers of people for victimless crimes.

ValiantVic wrote:Since we're making ridiculous projection based on assumptions of information that there is no way we could know, I'll continue by making my predictions of the T-20 in 2020. Feel free to add on to it.

autarkh wrote:Why is Northwestern viewed so badly? It isn't exactly a newcomer to this game.

Ask the peers and judges who fill out the annual surveys. I think it's partly because of its business, rather than academic slant, in its curriculum. This is also partly why it has a poor showing in academia.

ValiantVic wrote:Since we're making ridiculous projection based on assumptions of information that there is no way we could know, I'll continue by making my predictions of the T-20 in 2020. Feel free to add on to it.

irishman86 wrote:Ask the peers and judges who fill out the annual surveys. I think it's partly because of its business, rather than academic slant, in its curriculum. This is also partly why it has a poor showing in academia.

los blancos wrote:It doesn't have the name recognition the others do to begin with. And its law school is a bit of a rising star. Plus some resent it for being Kellogg disguised as a law school.

So, essentially, peer ratings are inversely proportional to how practically-focused a school is? That's pretty idiotic. Outside of Harvard and Yale, isn't the proportion of JD graduates that go into academia pretty minuscule anyway?

Also: this view isn't shared by employers, right? I thought NWU did really well with biglaw.